Striped Pajamas John Boyne Accolades Two Irish Book Awards New York Times Bestseller List Carnegie Medal Sold more than 5 million copies worldwide A memorable and moving story The Oxford Times ID: 552473
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The Boy in the
Striped Pajamas
John BoyneSlide2
Accolades
Two Irish Book AwardsNew York Times Bestseller List
Carnegie Medal
Sold more than 5 million copies worldwide
“A memorable and moving story.” –The Oxford Times
“Deeply affecting… beautiful and sparsely written.” – Wall Street Journal
“Sure to take readers’ breath away.” –Publishers WeeklySlide3
John Boyne
Born April 30, 1971 in Dublin, IrelandBegan by writing short stories (70 published)
Writes novels for adults and young adults (6 published to date)Slide4
John Boyne Interview
It was quite important to me when I wrote this book that the two boys at the centre of this book would be the real heroes of the story, they wouldn’t have the same hatreds and prejudices that the adults in the book have.
Even though it’s a sad story… if you were moved by the story of Bruno and Shmuel and what happens to them then you would know that there are a wealth of other books out there by people who really went through these experiences which you can then go and read.
I subtitled the book a fable… so it’s supposed to be an introduction to a study of the subject and hopefully that the story of these two boys would move you enough that you would want to learn more about it.Slide5
Setting
1943Begins
in Berlin,
Germany
Continues at Auschwitz, outside of Krakow, PolandSlide6
Map of Eastern Europe Slide7
Auschwitz
Work can set you freeSlide8
Auschwitz
Aerial View of Camp KitchenSlide9
Fable
A short
narrative that makes a moral point
May critique authority figures
Requires th
e reader to look beyond the story’s surface
In light of these characteristics, what can you expect for this novel?Slide10
Themes
An Innocent Perspective
The Essence of Friendship
Acts of Humanity
Obedience and Conformity
Prejudice and DiscriminationSlide11
Pre Reading
OpinionsAgree or Disagree
If you know of something that is morally wrong, you should do something about it.
Everyone has fundamental basic rights as a human being.
You should do everything your boss tells you to do, even if you don’t think it is right.
You can be friends with someone who is different from you.
You can be friends with someone your parents would not approve.Slide12
Activity
Bruno, the novel’s protagonist, is told that he will be moving in one day.Imagine that you are given 24 hours notice to plan and pack a suitcase for the move.
How would you feel? How would you prepare?
Who would you call?
What would you take? What would you leave behind?Slide13